[chasedehan]

There are a large number of people working on inequality.

The two most common fields studying it are: 1) Development 2) Labor Although there are a number of Macro-Economists who have studied the impact of inequality on growth. The reason you may not read about it is that the relationship between inequality and growth is a largely "solved" problem. It is "unfashionable" because of that.

[sideshowb]

Is it? Can you link me to an econometric review?

[rbavocadotree]

The fact that the field thinks it is a solved problem is a marvelous example of what the essay is talking about!

[chasedehan]

Not exactly. It is a political problem not an economic one.